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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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